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en-usPhys.org internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine.Scientists convert microbubbles to nanoparticlesBiomedical researchers led by Dr. Gang Zheng at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre have successfully converted microbubble technology already used in diagnostic imaging into nanoparticles that stay trapped in tumours to potentially deliver targeted, therapeutic payloads.http://phys.org/news346934315.html
NanotechnologyMon, 30 Mar 2015 11:38:43 EDTnews346934315Combination of imaging methods improves diagnosticsScientists from the Helmholtz Zentrum München and the Technische Universität München have succeeded in a breakthrough for the further development of contrast agents and consequently improved diagnostics with imaging using MRI procedures. The results have been published in the Angewandte Chemie International Edition journal.http://phys.org/news343552023.html
ChemistryThu, 19 Feb 2015 07:20:01 EDTnews343552023Moly 99 reactor could lead to US supply of isotope to track disease An Albuquerque startup company has licensed a Sandia National Laboratories technology that offers a way to make molybdenum-99, a key radioactive isotope needed for diagnostic imaging in nuclear medicine, in the United States. Known as moly 99, it is made in aging nuclear reactors outside the country, and concerns about future shortages have been in the news for years.http://phys.org/news322132109.html
TechnologyMon, 16 Jun 2014 10:30:01 EDTnews322132109Gold nanoparticles for cancer treatmentA new project at the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) will develop methodologies to measure the radio-biological impact of gold nanoparticles, when used in combination with ionising radiation for enhancing radiotherapy treatments and medical imaging.http://phys.org/news319193766.html
NanotechnologyTue, 13 May 2014 09:56:15 EDTnews319193766New biomedical diagnostics using personalized 3D imagingResearchers at the firm 4DNature and the Universidad Carlos III of Madrid (UC3M) are developing a new technology, called helical optical projection tomography, which improves biomedical diagnostic 3D imaging.http://phys.org/news310033632.html
PhysicsMon, 27 Jan 2014 08:50:03 EDTnews310033632New chip provides better bioimaging performanceA microelectromechanical system developed in Singapore provides the 360-degree view that is critical in diagnostic imaging.http://phys.org/news305371183.html
TechnologyWed, 04 Dec 2013 10:00:04 EDTnews305371183Tiny, brightly shining silicon crystals could be safe for deep-tissue imagingTiny silicon crystals caused no health problems in monkeys three months after large doses were injected, marking a step forward in the quest to bring such materials into clinics as biomedical imaging agents, according to a new study.http://phys.org/news294487939.html
NanotechnologyWed, 31 Jul 2013 11:12:30 EDTnews294487939'Mouse trap' allows vets to make faster diagnoses, without anesthesiaAdvancements in the use of computed tomography (also known as CT) imaging by researchers at the University of Illinois Veterinary Teaching Hospital are enabling them to diagnose life-threatening conditions in dogs and cats faster, dramatically affecting the course, outcomes and costs of treatment.http://phys.org/news281262278.html
BiologyThu, 28 Feb 2013 09:30:02 EDTnews281262278World's first chemical guided missile could be the answer to wiping out cancerDeakin University medical scientists have created the world's first cancer stem cell-targeting chemical missile, placing them a step closer to creating a medical 'smart bomb' that would seek out and eradicate the root of cancer cells.http://phys.org/news217158093.html
Medicine & HealthThu, 17 Feb 2011 09:41:57 EDTnews217158093New drug for use in bone scans approvedThe FDA has approved a New Drug Application (NDA) from the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health, for a new strength of a previously approved drug, Sodium Fluoride F18, for use in bone scans. In contrast to Technetium-99m (Tc-99m), which has been the only approved radioactive tracer for bone scans, Sodium Fluoride F18 is not subject to the supply problems that have led to recent nationwide shortages of Tc-99m.http://phys.org/news215786276.html
Medicine & HealthTue, 01 Feb 2011 13:20:06 EDTnews215786276Repeat MRI screening for breast cancer results in fewer false positivesMRI screening for breast cancer delivers consistent rates of cancer detection and fewer false-positive results over time, according to a new study published online and in the April print edition of Radiology.http://phys.org/news215759176.html
Medicine & HealthTue, 01 Feb 2011 05:06:46 EDTnews215759176Medicare payments for medical imaging are higher to nonradiologist physicians than to radiologistsResearchers have found that Medicare payments for non-invasive medical imaging, including magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and computed tomography (CT) scans, are now higher to non-radiologists than to radiologists, according to a study in the January issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology.http://phys.org/news213341901.html
Medicine & HealthTue, 04 Jan 2011 05:43:10 EDTnews213341901Common for patients to undergo multiple cardiac imaging tests, with high cumulative radiation doseMultiple testing with the cardiac diagnostic imaging technique of myocardial perfusion imaging is common, and in many patients is associated with a high cumulative estimated radiation dose, according to a study in the November 17 issue of JAMA. The study is being released early online because it is being presented at the American Heart Association's annual meeting.http://phys.org/news209038677.html
Medicine & HealthMon, 15 Nov 2010 10:30:01 EDTnews209038677New national study examines US high school sports-related fracturesThe popularity of high school sports in the United States has continued to increase over the past decade, with more than 7.5 million athletes participating in school sports during the 2008-09 academic year. A new study conducted by the Center for Injury Research and Policy of The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital found that 95 percent of fractures required costly diagnostic imaging, including X-rays, MRIs and CT scans, and 16 percent required surgical repair.http://phys.org/news200056981.html
Medicine & HealthTue, 03 Aug 2010 12:50:01 EDTnews200056981Cost of caring for stroke patients double that of earlier estimatesHealth-care costs for patients in just the first six months after they have a stroke is more than $2.5 billion a year in Canada, according to a study presented today at the Canadian Stroke Congress.http://phys.org/news195195842.html
Medicine & HealthTue, 08 Jun 2010 06:04:13 EDTnews195195842Simple change results in fewer unnecessary imaging exams for patientsA new rule preventing medical support staff from completing orders for outpatient imaging exams that were likely to be negative resulted in a marked decrease in low-yield exams for patients, according to a study appearing in the June issue of Radiology.http://phys.org/news193971703.html
Medicine & HealthTue, 25 May 2010 02:20:01 EDTnews193971703Family history is strong predictor of obstructive coronary artery disease using CCTAIn the largest study of its kind to date using cardiac computed tomography angiography, people with a family history of early signs of coronary artery disease are at higher risk of developing obstructive coronary artery disease and plaque in their arteries, Henry Ford Hospital researchers say.http://phys.org/news187797036.html
Medicine & HealthSun, 14 Mar 2010 15:10:01 EDTnews187797036Vigilance needed in nanotechnologyUniversity of Calgary chemistry professor David Cramb is a step closer to helping solve a complex problem in nanotechnology: the impact nanoparticles have on human health and the environment.http://phys.org/news186839917.html
NanotechnologyWed, 03 Mar 2010 11:58:57 EDTnews186839917CDC: MRIs, other medical scans in ER quadruple(AP) -- The use of high-tech diagnostic imaging in emergency rooms has quadrupled since the mid-1990s, according to a new government report released Wednesday.http://phys.org/news185631155.html
Medicine & HealthWed, 17 Feb 2010 12:40:01 EDTnews185631155Greater use of in-patient diagnostic imaging improves patient outcomes without significantly impacting costsHospitals that make greater use of inpatient diagnostic imaging exams achieve lower in-hospital mortality rates with little or no impact on costs, according to a peer-reviewed study of more than 1 million patient outcomes in more than 100 hospitals nationwide published in the November issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology (JACR).http://phys.org/news175958319.html
Medicine & HealthWed, 28 Oct 2009 19:20:03 EDTnews175958319MR enterography eliminates unnecessary radiation exposure in patients with small bowel diseaseMR enterography is an effective tool to evaluate and guide treatment of patients with Crohn's Disease (a common form of inflammatory bowel disease that typically affects young people) without exposing them to radiation, according to a study performed at the Warren Alpert School of Medicine/Brown University in Providence, RI.http://phys.org/news159721554.html
Medicine & HealthThu, 23 Apr 2009 16:06:44 EDTnews159721554New genre of sugar-coated 'quantum dots' for drug delivery(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists in Switzerland are reporting an advance that could help tap the much-heralded potential of “quantum dots”— nanocrystals that glow when exposed to ultraviolet light — in the treatment of cancer and other diseases. They are publishing the first study showing that giving quantum dots an icing-like cap of certain sugars makes these nanoparticles accumulate in the liver but not other parts of the body. http://phys.org/news155405702.html
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